Zeus/Changelogs

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Version History

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Description
7.40b
(2025-12-23)
  • Increased Static Field current health as damage from 2.5%/3%/3.5%/4% to 2.5%/3.25%/4%/4.75%.
7.40
(2025-12-15)
  • Reduced Arc Lightning number of bounces from 5/7/9/15 to 5/7/9/11.
7.39d
(2025-08-05)
  • Increased Heavenly Jump leap distance from 300/400/500/600 to 375/450/525/600.
7.39c
(2025-06-24)
7.39
(2025-05-21)
7.38b
(2025-03-05)
7.38
(2025-02-19)
  • Static Field Livewire
    • Increased minimum damage from 2% on each level to 2.5%/3%/3.5%/4%.
    • Increased maximum damage from 4%/5%/6%/7% to 5%/6%/7%/8%.
  • Arc Lightning
    • Reduced bounce radius from 500 to 450.
    • Increased mana cost from 75/80/85/90 to 75/85/95/105.
  • Heavenly Jump
    • Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. Area-of-effect sources no longer affects the search radius component. [?]
    • Rescaled leap distance from 500 on each level to 300/400/500/600.
    • Reduced slow duration from 1.6 to 1.4.
  • Increased Thundergod's Wrath Divine Rampage kill damage factor bonus from 1.15 to 1.25.
7.37c
(2024-08-28)
7.37b
(2024-08-14)
7.36b
(2024-06-05)
7.36
(2024-05-22)
  • ADDED
    the Static Field innate ability for Zeus.
    • All of Zeus' abilities, and his attacks, excluding item abilities, deals 0.04 * CurrentHP damage to all affected enemy units.
    • U
      Has a The ability effects are felt everywhere in the map. Global effect radius.
    • Has a 0.2 illusion spell damage factor.
    • ADDED
      the Livewire facet.
      • Now deals enemy current health as damage based on the distance between Zeus and the affected enemy units.
      • The max damage factor is reached at the 200-proximity radius or closer.
        • Has a 0.07 current health as damage factor when 200 ≥ |(ZeusPosition - AffectedEnemyPosition)|.
        • Has a 0.02 current health as damage factor when |(ZeusPosition - AffectedEnemyPosition)| ≥ 1200.
  • Arc Lightning
    • No longer deals 3%/4%/5%/6% current health as damage bonus.
    • Increased damage from 85/110/135/160 to 90/120/150/180.
  • Thundergod's Wrath
    • No longer deals 5%/7.5%/10% max health as damage bonus.
    • Increased damage from 300/425/500 to 300/475/650.
    • ADDED
      the Divine Rampage facet.
      • Now hits enemy heroes in ascending order from the lowest current health, to the highest current health.
      • Has a 0.2-second strike interval.
      • Whenever the ability kills an enemy hero, the damage increases by a factor of 1.15/1.32/1.52/1.75.
  • Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
    • Lightning Hands
      • No longer grants 100 attack range bonus.
      • Now grants 30 attack speed bonus.
7.35
(2023-12-14)
7.34c
(2023-09-08)
  • Increased Lightning Bolt stun duration from 0.25 to 0.35.
  • Thundergod's Wrath
    • Reduced cooldown from 130/125/120 to 120 on each level.
    • Reduced mana cost from 300/400/500 to 250/375/500.
7.34
(2023-08-08)
7.33d
(2023-06-15)
7.33c
(2023-05-13)
7.33
(2023-04-20)
7.32
(2022-08-24)
  • Heavenly Jump
    • Reduced movement speed slow from 100% to 80%.
    • Reduced debuff duration from 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5 to 1.6 on each level.
    • Increased cooldown from 25/20/15/10 to 26/22/18/14.
  • Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
    • Reduced Static Field current health as damage from 9% to 8%.
7.31d
(2022-06-08)
  • Increased Heavenly Jump debuff duration from 1/1.5/2/2.5 to 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5.
7.31c
(2022-05-04)
7.31b
(2022-02-28)
7.31
(2022-02-23)
NEW
Heavenly Jump
Zeus performs a Heavenly Jump, shocking the closest visible nearby enemy within search radius, reducing their movement speed, attack speed, and increasing their cast time. If Zeus is moving forward, he jumps in that direction. Zeus briefly gains unobstructed vision around him.
Cast time: 0
Search radius: 700/800/900/1000
Movement speed slow: 100%
Attack speed slow: 100
Enemy cast time increase: 50%
Debuff duration: 1/1.5/2/2.5
Vision radius: 900
Vision duration: 3
Forward jump distance: 450
Jump duration: 0.5
Cooldown: 25/20/15/10
Mana cost: 50/60/70/80
Notes: Cannot be cast while rooted. Prioritizes heroes within the search radius. If cast while stationary, he jumps only upwards. If cast while moving, he jumps forward in an arc.
  • REWORKED
    Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
    • OLD
      Adds an active component to Static Field.
    • NEW
      Grants Zeus the Static Field ability.
      • Static Field [?]
        • U
          Successful attacks now also deal bonus damage based on the target's current health as damage.
        • Rescaled current health as damage from 4%/6%/8%/10% to 9%.
7.30e
(2021-10-28)
7.30d
(2021-09-25)
7.30c
(2021-09-11)
  • Lightning Bolt
    • ADDED
      ground-targeting functionality. Now also searches for non-hero units within its search area if cannot find a hero.
7.30
(2021-08-18)
7.29
(2021-04-09)
7.28a
(2020-12-22)
  • Reduced Static Field current health as damage from 6%/8%/10%/12% to 4%/6%/8%/10%.
7.28
(2020-12-17)
Can be cast to perform a jump, shocking the closest enemy within a large radius (prioritizing heroes) with Static Field's damage and slowing their movement speed. If Zeus was moving during cast, he jumps forwards.
Cast time: 0
Search Radius: 2000
Jump height: 250
Jump distance: 450
Jump duration: 0.5
Movement speed slow: 100%
Slow duration: 2.5
Mana cost: 100
Cooldown: 14
Notes: If cast while stationary only jumps upwards. If cast while moving jumps forward in an arc.
7.27d
(2020-08-26)
  • Reduced base strength from 21 to 19.
  • Reduced base mana regeneration from 0.25 to 0.
7.27b
(2020-07-15)
7.26c
(2020-05-02)
7.26b
(2020-04-28)
7.25
(2020-03-17)
  • Reduced attack point from 0.45 to 0.35.
  • Increased base movement speed from 295 to 300.
7.23e
(2019-12-14)
7.23c
(2019-12-06)
7.23
(2019-11-26)
7.22f
(2019-07-28)
7.22e
(2019-07-14)
  • Thundergod's Wrath
    • Increased damage from 225/325/425 to 250/350/450.
    • Increased mana cost from 225/325/450 to 250/350/450.
7.22d
(2019-06-30)
  • Increased base armor from 0 to 1.
  • Increased Static Field current health as damage from 5%/7%/9%/11% to 6%/8%/10%/12%.
7.22
(2019-05-24)
  • Increased base mana regeneration from 0 to 0.25.
  • Reduced attack point from 0.633 to 0.45.
7.21d
(2019-03-24)
  • Increased base intelligence and gain from 20 + 3.1 to 21 + 3.3.
  • Increased Static Field current health as damage from 4%/6%/8%/10% to 5%/7%/9%/11%.
7.21
(2019-01-29)
OLD
Static Field
Zeus shocks all nearby enemy units whenever he casts a spell, causing damage proportional to their current health.
Radius: 1200
Current health as damage: 4%/6%/8%/10%
Notes: Triggers on any non-item spell cast by the hero. Shocks invisible units and units inside the fog of war as well. The damage is magical damage flagged as HP Removal.
NEW
Static Field
Zeus shocks any enemy hit by his abilities, causing damage proportional to their current health.
Current health as damage: 4%/6%/8%/10%
Notes: Only works with Zeus' abilities. The damage is applied before Arc Lightning, Lightning Bolt or Thundergod's Wrath apply their own damage. Damage is magical damage flagged as HP Removal.
7.20
(2018-11-19)
  • Reduced base health regeneration from 1.5 to 0.
  • Reduced base mana regeneration from 0.9 to 0.
  • Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
    • Nimbus Lightning Bolt interval is no longer affected by cooldown reductions.
7.19d
(2018-10-12)
  • Increased Arc Lightning mana cost from 65/70/75/80 to 80 on each level.
7.19c
(2018-09-14)
7.19
(2018-07-29)
7.17
(2018-06-10)
  • Increased Lightning Bolt mana cost from 75/95/115/135 to 90/105/120/135.
7.16
(2018-05-27)
  • Reduced strength gain from 2.6 to 2.3.
  • Increased base attack damage from 28‒36 to 33‒41.
  • Rescaled Arc Lightning damage from 85/100/115/145 to 70/95/120/145.
  • Lightning Bolt
    • Increased cast range from 700 on each level to 700/750/800/850.
    • Increased damage from 100/175/275/350 to 125/200/275/350.
7.15
(2018-05-10)
7.14
(2018-04-26)
7.13b
(2018-04-13)
7.12
(2018-03-29)
7.10
(2018-03-01)
7.07
(2017-10-31)
7.06c
(2017-05-29)
7.06
(2017-05-15)
  • Increased strength gain from 2.3 to 2.6.
  • Reduced base health regeneration from 0.25 to 0.
  • Increased base mana from 50 to 75.
7.05
(2017-04-09)
7.03
(2017-03-15)
7.02
(2017-02-08)
  • Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
    • Nimbus
      • Reduced Lightning Bolt strike interval from 2.5 to 2.25.
      • Reduced duration from 50 to 40.
      • Reduced cooldown from 50 to 40.
7.01
(2016-12-20)
7.00
(2016-12-12)
Nimbus
Creates a storm cloud anywhere on the map that automatically casts Lightning Bolt on nearby enemies.
Cast range: Global
Radius: 500
Strike interval: 2.5
Duration: 50
Mana cost: 275
Cooldown: 50
Notes: Casts regular Lightning Bolts on the closest enemy within its radius, based on the current ability level, applying all of its effects (damage, mini-stun, vision and true sight). The strike interval is affected by cooldown reductions.
Nimbus stats:
Melee attacks to destroy: 4
Ranged attacks to destroy: 8
Non-hero attacks to destroy: 16
Gold bounty: 100 Gold
6.88b
(2016-07-12)
6.88
(2016-06-12)
6.87
(2016-04-25)
  • Increased base health from 180 to 200.
  • Increased base mana from 0 to 50.
  • Static Field
    • Static Field's damage is now flagged as HP Removal. [?]
    • Reduced current health as damage from 5%/7%/9%/11% to 4%/6%/8%/10%.
  • Reduced Thundergod's Wrath damage from 225/350/475 to 225/325/425.
6.86
(2015-12-16)
  • Increased base health from 150 to 180.
6.84
(2015-04-30)
  • Thundergod's Wrath
    • Reduced vision from 1000 to 500
    • Reduced True Sight radius from 1000 to 500.
    • Fixed sometimes hitting invisible units depending on the order of player slots.
6.82
(2014-09-25)
6.81b
(2014-06-02)
  • Lightning Bolt
    • Increased vision duration from 3 to 4.5.
    • Increased True Sight duration from 3 to 4.5.
    • Increased hero search radius from 250 to 325.
6.81
(2014-04-29)
6.80c
(0000-01-01)
  
HAPPENED BETWEEN 6.72D AND 6.80C
6.80
(2014-01-29)
6.77
(2012-12-19)
  • Increased strength gain from 1.8 to 2.3.
6.76
(2012-10-25)
6.75
(2012-10-04)
6.73
(2012-01-12)
6.72d
(2011-07-22)
6.72c
(0000-01-01)
6.72
(0000-01-01)
  • Arc Lightning
    • Reduced cooldown from 2.25 to 2.
    • Reduced mana cost from 65/72/79/87 to 65/70/75/80.
6.71b
(0000-01-01)
6.71
(0000-01-01)
6.70
(2011-01-18)
  • ADDED
    new Bound Radius mechanic. [?]
    • Zeus has the DOTA_HULL_SIZE_HERO hull size. [?]
    • This unit has a 27-radius collision size and a 24-radius bound radius respectively.
  • Reduced Lightning Bolt cooldown from 7 to 6.5.
6.68
(0000-01-01)
6.67
(0000-01-01)
6.63
(0000-01-01)
  • Reduced base agility and gain from 15 + 1.7 to 11 + 1.2.
6.60
(0000-01-01)
6.57
(0000-01-01)
6.49
(0000-01-01)
  • Updated hero description.
6.42
(2007-03-11)
6.41
(2007-02-07)
6.36b
(2006-08-27)
  • Static Field
    • Fixed ability issues.
    • Updated ability animations.
6.36
(2006-08-24)
6.35
(2006-08-02)
6.34
(2006-06-22)
6.33b
(2006-06-09)
  • Fixed Static Field having a minor effect even without having it learned.
6.29b
(2006-04-11)
6.28
(2006-03-15)
OLD
Static Field
Instantly shocks all nearby enemy units for a percentage of their current health as damage.
Radius: 400
Current health as damage: 7%/9%/11%/13% (HP Removal)
Mana cost: 20
Cooldown: 0
Notes: Active ability. Does not affect sleeping enemy units.
NEW
Static Field
Whenever Zeus casts a spell, he shocks all nearby enemy heroes for a percentage of their current hit points as damage.
Radius: 500
Current health as damage: 5%/7%/9%/11% (Magical)
Notes: Passive ability, triggers whenever Zeus casts an ability. Only affects heroes.
6.27
(2005-12-01)
6.17
(2005-09-23)
  • Lightning Bolt
    • Increased cast range from 600 to 700.
    • Reduced mana cost from 75/95/115/160 to 75/95/115/135
    • Reduced cooldown from 8 to 7.
6.11
(2005-07-16)
  • Fixed Zeus' abilities having no cooldown in certain situations.
6.10
(2005-07-09)
6.04
(2005-03-27)
  • Fixed hero icon.
6.03
(2005-03-21)
6.00
(2005-03-01)
5.80
(2004-11-04)
5.79
(2004-10-31)
  • Static Field
    • Reduced radius from 450/500/550/600 to 400 on each level.
    • Rescaled health removal per cast from 15% on each level to 7%/9%/11%/13%.
5.75
(2004-10-14)
5.72
(2004-10-06)
5.71
(2004-10-04)
5.61
(2004-09-02)
5.58
(2004-07-19)
5.57
(2004-07-08)
  • Arc Lightning
    • Increased damage from 75/80/85/95 to 75/85/100/115.
    • Reduced mana cost 85/100/115/125 to 50/57/64/71.
    • Reduced cooldown from 8 to 3 seconds.
  • Reduced Lightning Bolt mana cost from 80/100/125/150 to 75/95/115/125.
  • Static Field
    • Increased radius from 150/250/350/450 to 450/500/550/600.
    • Rescaled mana cost from 10 on each level to 11/11/10/9.
  • ADDED
    Aghanim's Scepter upgrade for Zeus:
5.56
(2004-07-07)
  • Arc Lightning
    • Increased damage from 75 on each level to 75/80/85/95.
    • Increased number of bounces from 3/5/7/15 to 5/7/9/15.
    • Reduced mana cost 85/100/115/125 to 75/85/95/105.
5.55
(2004-07-07)
OLD
Shock
Summons a powerful lightning magic to explode on an enemy unit spontaneously. Slows movement speed slightly and prohibits the target unit from attacking.
Movement slow: 13%
Cast range: 500
Damage: 40/80/120/160
Disarm duration: 2/4/6/8
Non-hero disarm duration: 1/3/4.5/6
Mana cost: 85/95/130/165
Cooldown: 15
NEW
Arc Lightning
Hurls a bolt of arcing energy that laces through many nearby enemy units. It only deals 75 damage per target but hits many.
Cast Range: 700
Bounces: 3/5/7/15
Bounce Distance: 500
Mana Cost: 85/100/115/125
Cooldown: 8
OLD
Lighting Reflexes
Increases the attack speed of the zeus with the power of lightning.
Attack speed bonus: 12%/24%/36%/48%
NEW
Static Field
Instantly shocks all nearby units for 15% of their current hit point as damage.
Health removed per cast: 15%
Radius: 150/250/350/450
Mana cost: 10
Cooldown: 0
5.53
(2004-06-05)
5.52
(2004-06-01)
  • Thundergod's Wrath
    • Reduced damage from 200/350/500 to 200/325/425.
    • Reduced cooldown from 125/100/75 to 125/100/80.
5.51
(2004-05-31)
  • Reduced Shock disarm duration from 2/4/6/8 to 1/3/4.5/6.
5.50
(2004-05-27)
OLD
Storm Bolt
A magical hammer is thrown at an enemy unit, causing damage and suting the target for 3 seconds.
Damage: 100/150/275/400
Stun Duration: 3
Non-hero stun duration: 12
Cast range: 400
Mana cost: 100/120/140/165
Cooldown: 8
NEW
Shock
Summons a powerful lightning magic to explode on an enemy unit spontaneously. Slows movement speed slightly and prohibits the target unit from attacking.
Movement slow: 13%
Cast range: 500
Damage: 40/80/120/160
Disarm duration: 2/4/6/8
Non-hero disarm duration: 4/8/12/16
Mana cost: 85/95/130/165
Cooldown: 15
5.40
(2004-05-19)
5.36
(2004-05-11)
5.35
(2004-05-10)
5.32
(2004-05-05)
5.31
(2004-05-04)
  • Reduced base armor from 2 to 1.
  • Reduced Storm Bolt mana cost from 100/125/150/180 to 100/120/140/165.
  • Lightning Bolt
    • No longer has visual effects or particles.
    • Increased mana cost from 80/100/130/160 to 80/100/125/150.
  • Thundergod's Wrath
    • Increased damage from 175/300/400 to 200/350/500
    • Rescaled cooldown from 125 on each level to 125/100/75.
    • Rescaled mana cost from 225/300/375 to 200/325/400.
5.10
(2004-04-30)
4.1beta01
(2004-04-23)
  • Increased Storm Bolt mana cost from 85/90/95/100 to 100/125/150/180.
  • Thundergod's Wrath
    • Increased cooldown from 90 to 125.
    • Rescaled mana cost from 225 on each level to 225/300/375.
4.0beta9
(2004-04-16)
4.0beta6
(2004-04-13)
4.0beta5
(2004-04-12)
4.0beta2
(2004-04-09)
  • CREATED
    [?]

Patch History

[edit]
Description
  • Updated some warp textures.
  • Fixed the +2 Heavenly Jump targets facet also adding +2 to its attack speed slow.
  • Typing Lord of Heaven in the hero selection now highlights Zeus.
  • Fixed ability interactions between the Spirit Bear and ward-type units that require a fixed amount of attacks to destroy. (e.g. Nimbus).
  • Increased versus scale from 0.85 to 1.
  • ADDED
    new Adjectives attributes. [?]
    • Zeus has the following values: Bearded 1, Blue 1, NicePecs 1, Parent 1, Legs 2 and Nose 1.
  • Heavenly Jump
    • Updated ability modifiers.
    • Updated ability descriptions.
  • Updated default hero model.
  • Updated default hero model.
  • Increased max polygon counts.
  • Right Click on wards that are not deniable with force right-click attack (A+ Right Click) will now issue a move order rather than attack.
  • Added new voice responses.
  • Fixed Nimbus being included in the Tab ↹ unit cycle.
  • Nimbus particle effect now always shows properly if you can see parts of the affected area, rather than needing to see the center of it.
  • Enabled for the Dota Workshop.
  • Added new loadout slots.
  • Added Russian voiceover lines.
  • U
    Updated model, textures and hero icons.
  • U
    Updated the following ability icons:
  • U
    Updated voice responses.
  • Fixed default hero model head.
  • Added ◎ World Lighting, a new option to the Settings panel to reduce screen flashing that enables or disables dynamic light sources of certain objects in the game world.
  • Updated and minor revisions to some ability sound effects.
  • Fixed various bounce abilities (i.e. Arc Lightning) malfunctioning if the target dies during it.
  • Fixed having 1 more armor than intended.
  • Added rival taunts and miscellaneous lines to fill out basic voice set.
  • Fixed a bug with spamming Arc Lightning quickly while there is another one still bouncing (only happens for very large amount of units).
  • Increased default hero model size up by 10%.
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